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Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Joseph Gaboury	Blacksmith	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 November 1883	1 October 1918
Josaphat (Joseph) Marie Gadoury	Carpenter	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1893	6 June 1916
Wilfred Elvin Gage	Locomotive Engineer	Canadian Engineers	Sapper	17 April 1886	12 December 1917
Benjamin Gaines (Evans)	Coal Miner	1st Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	17 April 1889	8 August 1918
Cairns Galbraith	Laborer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 December 1891	15 August 1917
William Sidney Gallie	?	42nd Wing, Royal Flying Corps	Cadet	?	16 August 1917
Norman Lloyd Galloway	Brakeman	9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	26 January 1893	27 September 1918
John Gambler	Fisherman	107th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 January 1898	30 January 1918
James Gammie	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 November 1878	15 August 1917
Norman West Gammon	Chauffeur	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 April 1893	27 April 1918
Francis “Frank” Egmont Gane	Lecturer (Classics)	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Captain	4 February 1885	13 May 1916
James Gard	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	8 March 1889	1 April 1917
Henry Gardiner	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 April 1891	28 October 1917
Michael Gardner	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 January 1880	15 September 1916
Thomas Gardner	Farmer	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 October 1891	6 November 1917
Reginald Garratt	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 November 1895	19 November 1916
Percy Goddard Garraway	Shoeing Smith	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 October 1886	12 November 1917
Johnson Garrett	Barman	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	9 August 1893	9 October 1916
John Findlay Garrie	Farmer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 July 1890	6 November 1917
Andrew Chapman Garry	Laborer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 August 1878	9 October 1916
James Mitchell Garven	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 May 1888	16 September 1916
Vincent Marie Gascoin	Farmer	65e Régiment d'Infanterie, French Army	Soldat de 2e classe	18 September 1886	15 June 1916
John J. Gaskell	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 January 1892	21 August 1917
Richard John Gaskell	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 February 1890	21 September 1916
Luke Gaughan	Painter	17th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	12 November 1878	25 June 1918
William Gawlek	Farm Laborer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 July 1892	26 September 1916
Stewart Geekie	Farmer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 November 1893	26 September 1916
Robert Henry Geelan	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 November 1895	9 August 1918
Charles George	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 October 1891	22 July 1916
Ernest Frederick George	Grocer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 September 1889	26 April 1915
Antoine Georgeff	Farmer	250th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 March 1893	6 October 1920
Bernard Gernat	Builder	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 December 1881	15 September 1916
Edward Gerrard	Carpenter	1st Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 December 1874	10 May 1917
Henry Gibbins	Laborer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	14 January 1893	13 November 1917
John William Gibbins	Painter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	7 February 1885	11 March 1915
Percy Williams Gibbons	Clerk	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 December 1880	9 October 1918
George Gibson	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 January 1889	23 October 1917
Thomas Gibson	Farmer	18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 May 1897	8 August 1918
Joseph Gilart	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 January 1888	30 April 1918
Harry Giles	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 November 1893	1 October 1918
Harry Gillespie	Telegraph Operator	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 May 1891	27 July 1918
Alfred Gillies	Chief Clerk	38th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery	Gunner	2 September 1888	25 October 1919
John Gilliland	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 May 1891	10 August 1918
John Rufus Gillis	Line Man	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	31 March 1891	8 October 1916
Joseph Gillis	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 November 1880	15 September 1916
Peter McLaren Gillis	Railroad Man	72nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 May 1890	30 October 1917
Albert Gilmour	Laborer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 May 1897	21 August 1916
Thomas Gilmour	Shipper	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 May 1893	16 August 1918
Reginald William Gilruth	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	23 October 1895	21 September 1916
Thomas Gregson Gladson	Carpenter	Canadian Forestry Corps	Private	28 March 1877	29 July 1917
Thomas Arthur Glasier	Civil Servant	The Fort Garry Horse	Private	8 January 1888	12 August 1918
Edwin Ray Glenn	?	Royal Air Force	Air Mechanic Third Class	?	19 October 1918
John Gloag	Iron Worker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 April 1896	25 April 1915
James Luther Glover	Painter	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 October 1888	28 April 1917
John Frederick Glover	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 April 1896	16 September 1916
Abel Ned Goddard	Farmer	The Fort Garry Horse	Private	21 April 1896	2 April 1918
Alfred Goddard	Hotel Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 February 1874	1 October 1918
Stuart Godfrey	Clerk (Queen’s Hotel)	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Regimental Sergeant Major	12 August 1870	18 April 1916
Herman Godkin	Cookee	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 February 1882	27 October 1917
Gaston Goguillot	Stat. Engineer	107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion	Corporal	9 October 1889	15 August 1917
Harry Goldsmith	Locomotive Fireman	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 August 1886	12 May 1917
William Goldsworthy	Farmer	5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artilllery	Driver	7 March 1890	8 December 1916
Jackson Goodins	Teamster	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	5 April 1886	9 April 1917
Reginald Goodison	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 July 1897	26 August 1918
William Googan	Boiler Maker	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 September 1877	21 July 1918
Horace Victor Gore	Steam Engineer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	13 August 1885	6 June 1916
George Congdon Gorham	Timber and Lumber (Cruiser)	1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade	Private	6 July 1890	10 October 1918
George Gorman	Laborer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 September 1879	15 September 1916
William Gornall	Farm Labourer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 May 1886	21 May 1915
John Gorrie	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 October 1886	9 April 1917
Harold Gott	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	5 August 1890	13 November 1917
Frederick Carl Gotze	Painter	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 August 1888	8 October 1916
Frederick Ernest Gough	Plumber	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 April 1883	11 August 1918
George Sidney Gould	Farmer	29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 August 1890	10 April 1917
Leslie Henry Gould	Stenographer	20th Squadron, Royal Flygin Corps	Lieutenant	20 January 1895	15 October 1917
Robert Harle “Harold” Gould	Butcher	12th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops	Lance Corporal	6 March 1892	22 March 1918
Barnett Goulding	Laborer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	28 June 1890	25 October 1916
Leonard Frank Gouldsmith MM & Bar	Automobile Driver	3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	16 December 1890	11 August 1918
Hugh Gourley	Miner	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 November 1882	8 December 1916
James Howard Keith Gourlie	Advertising - Press	75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	15 November 1893	3 April 1917
James Gove	Teamster	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 April 1891	4 June 1916
Archie Govet	Miner	Canadian Engineers	Sapper	25 September 1883	23 June 1921
James Charles Govier	Brakeman	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1891	24 September 1916
Raymond Gowan	Printer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1889	1 October 1918
Ernest Frederick Gower	Waiter	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 August 1884	2 June 1916
William Fred Gowler	Tinsmith	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	7 April 1897	7 April 1917
Alexander Graham	Tinsmith	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 September 1879	8 August 1918
David Clayton Graham	Farmer	Canadian Infantry	Private	1891	21 April 1918
Edward William Graham	?	56th Squadron, Royal Air Force	Second Lieutenant	?	3 January 1919
Gordon Graham	Warehouseman	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 October 1882	27 October 1917
John Hamilton Graham	Laborer	25th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 May 1884	5 November 1917
John Ronald Graham	Salesman	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 December 1894	6 June 1916
Alfred Grandbois	Labourer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	15 January 1886	17 August 1917
Alexander Grant	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 June 1888	19 April 1916
Donald Grant	Carpenter	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 February 1880	14 October 1916
James Grant	Labourer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 March 1890	9 April 1917
James Grant	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	31 December 1896	9 August 1918
Malcolm Grant	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 February 1895	6 June 1916
Robert Grant	Farm Laborer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 June 1888	2 September 1918
Geoffrey Austin Joseph Graves	Gentleman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lieutenant	19 April 1893	18 March 1916
Alexander Gray	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 July 1895	10 August 1918
Allan Gray	Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 December 1893	6 March 1918
Charles Alex Gray	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 July 1889	15 September 1916
Henry Hawley Gray	Locomotive Fireman	1st Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	6 May 1898	8 August 1918
William Gray	Teamster	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 December 1882	26 October 1917
William Ralph Gray	Farmer	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 May 1895	6 November 1917
Victor Okell Greaves	Driver	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 November 1892	6 June 1916
Robert Felix Grech	Clerk	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	5 July 1890	4 June 1916
Earl Levern Green	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 December 1898	2 October 1918
Herbert Green	Waiter	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	23 November 1889	26 September 1916
Sidney Green	Locomotive Engineer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 March 1889	22 October 1915
Thomas Bolan Greener	Farmer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 July 1894	10 September 1916
Percy Albert Greenslade	?	20th Hussars, British Army	Private	1 March 1905	25 January 1916
Hilbert Greenwood	Farm Laborer	2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	26 April 1897	10 October 1918
Albert Thomas Gregg	Grain Buyer	47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	13 November 1889	27 September 1918
George Gregor	Mechanic	The Fort Garry Horse	Private	10 July 1886	9 October 1918
John Gregory	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	12 April 1896	22 January 1917
Lawrence Hope Gregory	Dairyman	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 August 1896	3 October 1916
Leonard Gregory	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	3 December 1894	15 September 1916
Leonard Luthor Gregory	Clerk	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 February 1899	9 August 1918
Charles Greig	Surveyor	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 April 1887	9 August 1918
Paul Victor Edmond Grenade	Woodsman	52nd Battalion, Canadian INfantry	Private	21 March 1881	28 September 1918
Telesphore Joseph Grenier	Laborer	22nd Battalion, Canadian	Private	30 December 1895	27 August 1918
William Grey	Carpenter	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 November 1884	18 October 1915
Charles Frederick Griffin	Farm Laborer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 July 1892	4 September 1916
Charles Henry Griffin	Farm Laborer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 August 1892	26 September 1916
Forrest Berry  Griffin	Farmer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	17 January 1893	23 April 1918
George Griffin	Printer	10th Canadian Garrison Regiment	Staff Sergeant	01 June 1875	7 April 1922
Harold Griffin	Plasterer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 July 1887	28 October 1917
Henry Griffin	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 November 1896	28 April 1917
George Edgerton Griffith	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 January 1894	8 October 1916
William John Griffith	Teamster	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 June 1892	10 October 1916
John Wallace Griffiths	Farmer	144th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 June 1896	20 February 1916
Stuart James Grigg	Express Messenger	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	24 December 1896	24 August 1918
Harold James Grimes	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 June 1890	26 September 1916
Alexander Groat	Boiler Makers Helper	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	4 November 1889	1 August 1916
James Groat	Mason	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 January 1877	8 June 1916
John Grogan	Laborer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	18 December 1885	15 November 1917
Harold Angus Gross	Teamster	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	5 November 1888	3 May 1917
George Groundwater	Tile Layer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	3 January 1888	8 October 1918
Edward Groves	Chef	101st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 July 1879	3 February 1918
John Harrison Groves	Carpenter	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 March 1885	20 July 1917
Benjamin Grower	Upholsterer	2nd Canadian Forestry Corps	Private	15 May 1892	10 May 1920
William Harold Gudgeon	Teamster	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	4 September 1890	5 June 1917
Henry “Harry” Gulliford	Mechanic	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 September 1887	23 April 1915
Alex McKay Gunn	Fireman	25th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lieutenant	12 January 1885	23 August 1917
Hudson Gunn	Labourer	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 June 1882	28 April 1917
James Gunn	Clerk	Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	15 March 1893	26 February 1918
Peter Guntel	Laborer	10th Battalion, Canadian Garrison Regiment	Private	15 February 1889	4 November 1918
Frederick George Gurney	Butcher	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 August 1890	24 September 1916
John James Gusthart	Carpenter	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	15 December 1884	20 May 1917
Gavin Thomson Guthrie	Coal Miner	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 October 1897	28 August 1918

Sources:

For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).

Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).

We thank Jim Busby and David Ford for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 4 May 2024

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